Manduela: Smooth Long Shank Bulldog with Bone Tobacco Pipe

This isn't the first of these long-shanked Bulldog designs we've seen from Manduela, though each has been slightly different. With its paneled shank and angled base, it's a rather architectural piece, clean and crisp. Its bowl stands slightly shorter than in previous designs, with its bead-lines set high, allowing for a more sharp taper to rim. The result is quite sleek, with a warm contrast stain putting both lively flame grain and tight whorls of birdseye into striking focus. It's been topped with one of his signature bright stems, this one in pale blue vulcanite, inlaid with a natural bone accent. At less than 6 inches in length, it's a rather handy number, its low profile and sleek shape giving the illusion of a much larger piece. Excellent work.

- Rachel DuBose